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Burning of Jan Hus at the stake (ca 1370-1415)

The theologian Jan Hus, a follower of the doctrine of John Wyclife of Oxford, in Bohemia, may be considered a precursor of Protestantism. Although excommunicated, in 1410 he attended the Council of Constance, whose aim was to put an end to the schism of Avignon. He was condemned and burned alive on June 6, 1415.